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''Lobofemora''Bresseel J, Constant J (2015) "The new genus of stick insect ''Lobofemora'' from Vietnam, with the description of three new species (Phasmida: Phasmatidae: Clitumnini)." ''European Journal of Taxonomy'' 115: 1–25
/ref> is a genus of stick insects in the subfamily Clitumninae. Species have known distributions from National Parks in Vietnam. The
type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen ...
is ''L. scheirei'', the males of which are able to
stridulate Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mech ...
by rubbing the outer margins of the tegmina against the subcostal and radial veins of the alae.


Species

The ''Phasmida Species File'' lists: * '' Lobofemora bachmaensis'' Bresseel & Constant, 2015 - Bạch Mã National Park * '' Lobofemora bidoupensis'' Bresseel & Constant, 2015 - Bidoup Núi Bà National Park * '' Lobofemora scheirei'' Bresseel & Constant, 2015 - Cát Tiên National Park


References


External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q28379867 Phasmatodea genera Phasmatidae Phasmatodea of Indo-China